Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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The 2000 Census showed that Wheat Ridge had a population of 32,913 people^<1>. This represents 0.76% of the total population of Colorado, making it the state's 17th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
14	Grand Junction	W	190 mi [305.8 km]	49,688	18.34% increase
15	Littleton	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
16	Broomfield	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
-17-	Wheat Ridge			30,894	6.13% decrease
18	Englewood	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
19	Northglenn	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
20	Parker	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	43,767	85.78% increase

Wheat Ridge had 14,931 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Wheat Ridge has an area^<4> of 9.09 square miles [23.54 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Wheat Ridge had a 2000 population density of 3,620 people per square mile [1,398 people/km²], making it the state's 9th most densely populated area.

Jefferson County

The city of Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County.

The county had a population of 526,440 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 32,913 people, Wheat Ridge contained 6.25% of the Jefferson County total.

In addition, where the community of Wheat Ridge has a population density of 3,620 people per square mile [1,398 people/km²], Jefferson County averages 681 people per square mile [263.3 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Wheat Ridge and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Wheat Ridge. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Wheat Ridge. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Wheat Ridge, it also contains a comparison between Wheat Ridge and the state of Colorado.

Click here for the Wheat Ridge QuickFact (QF-0884440).

The following communities are nearby Wheat Ridge and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	QF-0803455	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Lakewood	QF-0843000	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Westminster	QF-0883835	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Broomfield	QF-0809280	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Englewood	QF-0824785	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Northglenn	QF-0854330	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Denver	QF-0820000	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	598,707	7.95% increase
	Thornton	QF-0877290	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	113,429	37.68% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Wheat Ridge.

A Census Quickfact is available for Jefferson County (QF-08059).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jefferson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adams	QF-08001	NE	430,836	22.76% increase
	Boulder	QF-08013	N	293,161	7.92% increase
	Clear Creek	QF-08019	W	8,908	4.32% decrease
	Denver	QF-08031	E	598,707	7.67% increase
	Douglas	QF-08035	SE	280,621	55.65% increase
	Gilpin	QF-08047	NW	5,153	7.02% increase
	Park	QF-08093	SW	16,993	15.62% increase
	Teller	QF-08119	S	21,661	4.91% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Wheat Ridge:

Wheat Ridge is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Wheat Ridge.

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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Wheat Ridge. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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